Silvio Berlusconi's Highs And Lows
Updated: 11:48am UK, Tuesday 15 April 2014
An Italian court's decision to uphold Silvio Berlusconi's conviction for tax fraud in August 2013 was another chapter in a political career full of ups and downs.
The 76-year-old made his fortune during a property boom in Milan in the 1960s, entered politics in January 1994 and was elected prime minister that May.
He survived in office for just eight months but bounced back in 2001, when a landslide victory saw him returned to power.
The revolution Berlusconi promised took longer than many had hoped and he lost a parliamentary election in 2006 by the narrowest margin in Italian history - only to be re-elected in 2008 after a campaign focused on law and order.
He stood down in November 2011 amid mounting market pressure for Italy to deal with its debt but the following October announced he would run for premier for a fourth time in the 2013 election. He was narrowly defeated in the inconclusive vote by Pier Luigi Bersani's Democratic Party.
Berlusconi has been acquitted numerous times after being tried for his business dealings.
He once said he had spent 400m euros (£321m) on legal fees defending himself in 100 cases. He has always denied any wrongdoing and claimed the cases were politically motivated.
In May 2009, his second wife, Veronica Lario, filed for divorce after he attended the 18th birthday party of model Noemi Letizia.
Later that year, he suffered a broken nose and two cracked teeth after he was hit in the face with a miniature replica of Milan cathedral.
In October 2012, Berlusconi was sentenced to four years in jail for tax fraud connected to his television channels.
The verdict was upheld at two subsequent appeals.
Berlusconi was handed a seven-year sentence for paying for sex with Karima El Mahroug after allegedly erotic "bunga bunga" parties at his Milan mansion in 2010.
He was also convicted of abusing his position by arranging to have her released from police custody when she was arrested on suspicion of theft.
His defence team said they planned to appeal.
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